[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12149, April 11, 2025 ]

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO BOOLES SHEMISHOO ASHOORIYAN

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Booles Shemishoo Ashooriyan is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives, as well as the duties and obligations appurtenant thereto, under the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

Section 2. Booles Shemishoo Ashooriyan shall take the Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines before an officer duly authorized to administer the same. The Oath of Allegiance shall be registered with the Bureau of Immigration.

Section 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the Bureau of Immigration shall issue a Certificate of Naturalization to Booles Shemishoo Ashooriyan, who shall thereupon enter into the full enjoyment of Philippine citizenship.ℒαwρhi৷

Section 4. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO
President of the Senate
(SGD.) FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act, which is originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on March 4, 2024 and February 3, 2025, respectively.

(SGD.) RENATO N. BANTUG, JR.
Secretary of the Senate
(SGD.) REGINALD S. VELASCO
Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 11 2025

(SGD.) FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.
President of the Philippines


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